Knickerbockers.



L. J. SOHEINIMAN.

KNIGKERBOOKER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1912.

Patented Mar. 11,1913.

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WITNESSES LOUIS J. scnnnmnn, or new YOBK, 'N. Y.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LoUIs J. SGHEINMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county,

' and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knickerbockers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to knickerbockers or knee breeches and has for its object to improve the construction thereof and to provide a simple and easily operated means for securing the lower ends of the leg portions about the legs of the wearer, which means yielding, is readily adjustable and of great durability and at the same time is cheap and easy to apply to the knickerbockers.

My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended .claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the lower end of a. leg portion of a pair of knickerbockers with my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is,

a perspective view of my improvement; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section thereof on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fi 4 is a cross section on method of attaching same. i

My improvement comprises a band composed of two sections 1 and 2 of-tap, or other suitable material arranged face to face and secured together along their opposlte edges by stitching 3 to form a tubular tape or band as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. a The section 1 is somewhat longer than the section 2 so that its ends overlap and are turned back on and secured to the section 2, the one end 4 being formed into a loop in which a metallic or other'stifi'ening sleeve of similar device 5 is located. A hook 6 is secured to a preferably elastic band 7 which has its ends securely fastened in the sleeve 5 in any suitable manner as for instance by means of prongs 8' as shown best in- Fig. 5. A series of ap'ertures'preferably reinforced by means of eyelets 9 areformed in the section 1 of the tubular tape and are adapted to receive the hook 6 to adjustably secure the tubular band or tape formed of the sections 1 and 2 about the leg of the wearer. With this arrangement the eyelets 9 do not ex- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 14, 1912. Serial No. 697,140.

Patented Mar. 1 1, 1913. i

tend completely through the tubular tape but project only through the section 1,. 7 whereby the section 2 forms a backing there- 0 against contact with the book 6 when the for and at the same time protects the leg ends of the tape are connected. The said tubular tape is secured to .the lower end of the legl O of the knickerbockers by means of stitchmg or other fastening means 11 which extend adjacent to one edge of said tubular tape and leave the major portion thereof free from said leg and extending below the same as shown best in Fig. 4. The knickerbockers are provided with the usual flaps 12 which are arranged tooverlap as thelower ends of the legs of the knickerbockers are adjusted to'legs of different dimensions and to the edges of which the tape may also be 3. 5

fastened. 3 p 1 The above'constructionprovides a simple means for securing the lower ends of the knickerbocker legs about the legs of the wearer which is much, more readily adjustable by inexperienced persons than is-th'e usual stra and buckle, and which owing to the fact t at the tubular tape is madeof material other than the material of'whi ch the knickerbockers are inade reduces the cost of manufacture thereof. The cooperating.

hooks and eyelets also hold much better than do the usual strap and buckle and owing to the reinforcing eyelets last much longer and", v do not-tearthe goods as do the usualbuckle W tines or teeth. Owing to the fact that the tape is somewhat yielding or elastic in the: l direction of its length and to the elastic band 7 the knickerbockers will readily yield as the I knee of the wearer is bent and will thus pre-- vent undue stresson the garment at this point It will be noted that the hook 6, shown in" 7 Figs. 2, 3 and 5 is of a special construction peculiar the present invention and is to be considered as a novel part thereof. The

said hook is provided at its one end with P eyelets 6 which are preferably spaced apart in alinement with each other and extend in planes parallel with the plane in which the hooked end is bent. These eyelets 6 freely engage the band 7 so as to be readily slidable thereon as is shown best in Fig. 2.

With this construction the hook 6 will readily accommodate itself to any and all changes in the position of the wearer of the knickerbockers and w1ll' freely move along the band 7 so as'to reduce and distribute the f I strain thereon and minimize tlietendency'to out through the said hand as Well as to reduce the chafing action thereon.

If lesired the form. of hook shown in Fig.

{Sana} he subst-itnted, this hook comprising the hooked portion 6* and the loop 6 through Which an elastic tape 7* extends the ends of which are inserted into the open end of the tubularhand or tape and secured by stitches S -Whieh also close the en end. of thetnloular band. In this @1111 does not overl "lie e =nd Wl'iere the'tape i In ait'dition to this instead of f l'lilbfil r tape to the linio erloocli L, 1 42- the upp r edges of the sec-- tions 1 and may be 3 Lo nee and the 3 edgesof the lrnielierhoeker legs inser.

the same after which the hole may he sewn together by a suitable row of stitehe With this stroeture' the rough 7 lower edges ofthe knickerhoeker legs are entirely concealed Within the tubular tape thusseenring a neat appearance'and fine finish. "When applied in this manner, the tubular tape being," closed. at its opposite ends, provides a definite space Within the limits-of which the kniekerhocker material placed so that said tape thus acts as a means for securing regularity of dimensions jorsize in the leg bottoms. This is substantially impossible in knickerhookers' in which no guide provided and indiscriminate fold ng and the eye of the operator are reliednpon. A

if ario is modifications may be made 111. the

' struetnre shown and described Within the :the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

.1:An improvement in knickerbockers comprising a tubular tape depending from the lower ends of the leg portions thereof, a stiffening devioesecured at the one end of said tape and extending transversely there of, an elastic band secured to said Stifiening device and a hook secured to one end of said elastic band, said tape being provided With a series" of reinforced apertures located at spaced intervals from its other end into which said hook is adapted to be inserted to secure the tape about the legs of the wearer.

An improvement in kniokerhockers comprising a tape formed of a front and rear secured face to face to form a tubular structure depending from the ends ofthe le s of the lmickerbockers and provided with apertures in the front section loeated at spaced intervals from the one end thereof,- eyelet-s in said apertures, said rear section forming a backing for and covering the inner ends of said eyelets, an elastic band secured to the other end of said tape and a hook secured to said elastic band and adapted for insertioninto said eyelets to adjust the tape about the legsoi the wearer.

In testimony Whereofl have hereunto set my hand in the presenoe of two subscribing Witnesses. i

LOUIS J. 'SGHEINMAN.

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